Monday, September 21, 2015

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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 20 09:34AM -0700

This is Rotating Quiz #197.
 
The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 198, in a manner of their choosing.
 
Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
 
Answer slates must be posted by 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Sunday, 2015-09-27, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours from the time of this posting.
 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
 
for each quotation, there is a correct answer associated with the theme of this quiz which is worth 2 points. correct answers, if any, that do not conform to the theme are worth 1 point each.
 
have fun!
 
1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name?
4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations.
5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam?
6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the grand tradition of who? (all 3 required)
7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken?
9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank)
 
 
swp
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 20 05:12PM


> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
 
Private Parts
 
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
 
corporal punishment
 
> 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name?
 
Sergeant Slaughter
 
> 4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations.
 
warrant officer
 
> 7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
 
Major Cases
 
> 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken?
 
Colonel Sanders
 
> 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
 
General Lee
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann g?ring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank)
 
Field Marshal
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 20 12:37PM -0500

Stephen Perry:
> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
 
"Private Parts".
 
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
 
Corporal punishment.
 
> 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired
> professional wrestler better known by what ring name?
 
The Sergeant?
 
> training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains,
> operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full
> spectrum of army operations.
 
Specialist?
 
> 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam?
 
Lieutenant...
 
> 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the
> groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the
> grand tradition of who? (all 3 required)
 
Captains... Kirk, Picard, and Janeway?
 
> police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor
> spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012,
> following that show's finale.
 
"Major Crimes"?
 
> 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for
> kentucky fried chicken?
 
Colonel Sanders.
 
> 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the
> tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
 
General Lee.
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring
> (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are
> when they first attained that rank)
 
Field Marshal or, I believe, Feldmarschall. Oh, you put them in order!
Having answered 2, 9, and 10, now going back...
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 20 07:45PM +0200

> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring
> (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are
> when they first attained that rank)
 
General?
 
Gee! The exports quiz was a lot easier than this one!
 
 
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 20 11:43AM -0700

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:45:16 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> > when they first attained that rank)
 
> General?
 
> Gee! The exports quiz was a lot easier than this one!
 
sorry about that. I had this one queued up for a while now, and
thought the order of the answers would allow everyone to at least
guess at the answers.
 
swp
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 20 09:58PM

swp wrote:
 
> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
 
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
Corporal Punishment
> training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains,
> operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full
> spectrum of army operations.
Master Sergeant
 
> 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the
> groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the
> grand tradition of who? (all 3 required)
Kirk, Picard
> following that show's finale.
 
> 8. what is the nickname of the founder and original spokesperson for
> kentucky fried chicken?
Colonel Sanders
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann
> göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)?
> (dates are when they first attained that rank)
Field Marshal
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 20 11:21PM

swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> have fun!
 
> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
 
Corporal punishment
 
> operations.
> 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding
> officer in vietnam?
 
Lieutenant Dan
 
> following that show's finale.
> 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder
> and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken?
 
Colonel
 
> 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke
> in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
 
General Sherman
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg
> (1914), hermann göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard
> montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank)
 
Field Marshall
 
 
> swp
 
Pete
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 21 01:20AM -0500

In article <7728e54b-05e3-4b3a-8c50-1b99209d4e01@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says...
 
> for each quotation, there is a correct answer associated with the theme of this quiz which is worth 2 points. correct answers, if any, that do not conform to the theme are worth 1 point each.
 
> have fun!
 
> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
Private Parts
 
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
corporal punishment
 
> 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name?
Sergeant Slaughter
 
> 4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments,
> training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations.
warrant officer
 
> 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam?
Lieutenant X
 
> 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the grand tradition of who? (all 3 required)
> 7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
Major Crimes
 
> 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken?
Colonel Sanders
 
> 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
General Jackson
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank)
Field Marshall
 
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 20 11:44PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > 7. Besides <answer 5> and <answer 6 driver>, three other current
> > F1 drivers have been champions. Name any one of them.

Bruce Bowler:
> Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button
 
I will score this as two guesses, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 20 08:59AM -0700

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:42:51 AM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #196 is over and Stephen Perry is the winner with four
> correct answers in this obscure quiz. (I see now that South America
> would have been a better choice.) RQ #197 is Stephen's to create.
 
I'll have the next rq up in a day or so.
 
swp
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